Posts by shamino

The presence of a chip doesn't mean it's "authentication". It may be a tranceiver, much like the chips in Thunderbolt cables. It might also be doing protocol conversion, to allow lots of different features to share the same 8 pins on...

Quote: Originally Posted by Spacepower  This above is Apple's legal argument, that the $10 chip they buy from Intel or Qualcomm is already licensed for SEPs via contracts with Samsung and Moto, respectively. If Apple...

What I don't understand here is (just like in the Nokia settlement) how Apple should have any responsibility whatsoever.   Apple did not develop their own LTE chipset, nor have they developed any of the associated tech. ...

Quote: Originally Posted by icoco3  Now if they pair it with an app on the idevice that will alarm real loud when the connector is removed and will work no matter what the volume is set to and prevents you from...

Quote: Originally Posted by sennen  Damn Apple and it's proprietary connectors! The world demands openness!   I realize this was probably intended to be humorous, but just in case it was a serious comment,...

Quote: Originally Posted by mstone  I can't tell from those images whether it is keyed (enabling 16 pins) or simply reversable (8 pins)   There appears to be a transceiver chip attached to the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil  And even Google's icon is the same, but with a rotation and different colors.   That's a big difference here.   Anyone can argue that a silhouette of a...

Quote: Originally Posted by TBell  Exactly. You can show note taking many different ways. I took notes on plain white paper.    Quote: Originally Posted by EricTheHalfBee  Go to...

Quote: Originally Posted by mstone    It is a complicated topic with a lot of stake holders but the US government is supposed to be looking out for the public interest not the corporate...

Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider  Public records show which specific bills Apple's lobbying efforts were related to in Washington. Among them was the Stop Online Piracy Act, the Protect IP Act, the Digital Goods...